* SMUDGE *WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT * MISS LULU BETT
* LASCIVIOUS SOMETHING * TALK SOON * SO MUCH MORE *
* PRODUCTION HISTORY*

THROUGH FEBRUARY 7th ONLY!

Women's Project presents the world premiere
SMUDGE
by Rachel Axler
directed by Pam MacKinnon
with Cassie Beck, Greg Keller, and Brian Sgambati

"For signs of intelligent life in the theatrical universe,
I hereby refer you to Smudge, Rachel Axler's pitch-black comedy."
"Kudos to the Women's Project for its dazzling work on a daring piece."
Marilyn Stasio, Variety

"Creepy and funny. Precise and imaginative.
Parenthood never looked weirder or more terrifying than it does in Smudge,
a new play by Rachel Axler. Stylishly directed by Pam MacKinnon."
Rachel Saltz, The New York Times

"The mysterious newborn in Rachel Axler’s smart, piquant Smudge is not
lovable-looking... In some sense, Axler’s dark comedy—alertly directed by Pam MacKinnon for the momentum building Women’s Project—is a horror story: a parent’s nightmare rendered with sometimes lyrical surrealism.... A meditation on ambiguity and ambivalence, Smudge also illustrates ambition:
a parent’s, thwarted, and a playwright’s, achieved."
Adam Feldman, Time Out New York

Smudge "is filled with laughs, due to Rachel Axler's tart way with quips,
director Pam MacKinnon's brisk, unsentimental touch, and the ability of both Greg Keller and Cassie Beck to make their characters real and complex."
Jennifer Farrar, Associated Press

"An ambitious play, one that ponders such big questions as how to
communicate and what it means to be alive. A play that sticks with you,
both for its laughs and for its message."
Julia Furay, CurtainUp

"It’s a testament to Rachel Axler’s excellent writing and a marvellous cast that this dark sci-fi comedy, directed by Pam MacKinnon, actually works. In its weird way, the play gets to the heart of the matter: most of us, when we’re young, look forward to happy, normal lives—2.5 kids, a picket fence, all the flotsam and jetsam of the American dream—but end up with much more difficult realities."
The New Yorker

The world premiere of a dark comedy about the changing faceof the American family and the limits of love and cheesecake, as a hopeful young couple gives birth to a smudge. By two-time Emmy Award winner Rachel Axler.

THRU February 7, 2010 ONLY!
-Mondays & Tuesdays at 7:00, Thursdays & Fridays at 8:00, Saturdays at 2:00 & 8:00, and Sundays at 3:00.

Join us for a conversation with the artists after the show on Monday 2/1/10.

On Sale Now
-Tickets $52 at Telecharge.com or 212.239.6200
-VIP Member Tickets $15 and Groups 9+ $25 at membership@womensproject.org or 212.765.2105

Julia Miles Theater, 424 West 55th Street (just west of 9th Avenue) New York City

Click here to meet the creative team
Click here for WP's interview with the playwright
Click here for New York Magazine's interview with the playwright

The Opening Night Celebration of SMUDGE was generously sponsored by Hurley's Saloon, 232 W. 48th Street, NYC. Please return the favor by drinking and dining there often!

25TH ANNUAL
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
A Benefit in support of Women's Project

LAURIE ANDERSON, JOAN OSBORNE & SUZANNE VEGA
IN CONCERT

MONDAY, MARCH 8th, 2010

Click here for details.

Women's Project presents
a special reading with music
MISS LULU BETT
By Zona Gale (photo at right)
Directed by Joan Vail Thorne
Starring Frances Sternhagen

Miss Lulu Bett, a comedy of manners, examines the awakening of a shy, overworked spinster who rebels against her exploitative family and achieves happiness on her own terms. Miss Lulu Bett garnered the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1921--the first time a woman received the prestigious honor.

MONDAY, APRIL 12th at 7:00 p.m.

General Admission Tickets on Sale Now
-WP's VIP Members: $15
-STUDENTS (under 25 years): $10 before March 26
and $20 thereafter
-ALL OTHERS: $25 before March 26 and $50 thereafter
Call 212.765.1706 or email tickets@WomensProject.org

Julia Miles Theater, 424 West 55th Street (just west of 9th Avenue)
New York City

This reading will be presented as part of SWAN DAY--Support Women Artists Now!--and all proceeds will benefit Women's Project and the amazingly talented women theater artists whom we serve. Click here for details about other SWAN DAY events.

Women's Project and Cherry Lane Theatre
present the world premiere
LASCIVIOUS SOMETHING
by Sheila Callaghan (photo at right)
directed by Daniella Topol

An American and his young Greek bride escape to an island and plant a small vineyard.Their harvest ripens, and a fractious American woman arrives uninvited to stir up passions at their first tasting.

May 2-June 6, 2010
-Mondays & Tuesdays at 7:00, Thursdays-Saturdays at 8:00, and Sundays at 3:00
-Added performances on Sundays 5/16 & 6/6 at 7:00, and Wednesday 6/3 at 7:00
- No show Monday 5/31.

Join us for a conversation with artists and scholars after the show on Monday 5/17/10 and Monday 5/24/10.

On Sale Now
VIP Member Tickets $15 at membership@womensproject.org or 212.765.2105
Groups 9+: Tickets $25 at membership@womensproject.org or 212.765.2105
Regularly priced tickets $52 at Telecharge.com or 212.239.6200

Julia Miles Theater, 424 West 55th Street (just west of 9th Avenue)
New York City

Click here to meet the creative team
Click here for an interview with the playwright

Women's Project presents the Hothouse production
TALK SOON
by Joy Tomasko (photo at right)
directed by Meiyin Wang
choreography by Martha Mason
media design by Wendy Richmond

Hothouse is a developmental workshop for new plays created by Women's Project Lab artists. Commissioned by Women’s Project with the support of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), Talk Soon is a multi-disciplinary performance piece that examines how people connect distances and establish identity in the digital age. In both the natural and the digital worlds, the story follows the accidental death of a woman and her online afterlife.

Tickets to Hothouse performances are available by invitation only. Click here to join WP's VIP membership program today to insure your invitation to Talk Soon in March 2010.


Click here to meet the creative team

Women's Project presents
SO MUCH MORE!

At Women's Project, the excitement happens both on stage and off! Join us for fabulous special events, such as these recent offerings:

*Pre-show cognac & chocolate tastings

*Men's Auxiliary Holiday Bake Sale

*Post show conversations with leading artists & scholars

*Readings of new & classical plays by women

*The Women of Achievement Awards

*Sadie Hawkins Dance Spectacular at
Touch Nightclub.

Jessica Pimentel & Seth Fisher in
Aliens With Extraordinary Skills, photo by Carol Rosegg

Click here to become a VIP Member today!
Enjoy deeply discounted tickets in prime locations, exclusive invitations to special events, discounts at WP's Business Partners, and other VIP perks.

Thanks to Luna for their seasonal sponsorship of Women's Project!